EP2581497B1 - Pneumatic fender management system - Google Patents

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EP2581497B1
EP2581497B1 EP11792223.7A EP11792223A EP2581497B1 EP 2581497 B1 EP2581497 B1 EP 2581497B1 EP 11792223 A EP11792223 A EP 11792223A EP 2581497 B1 EP2581497 B1 EP 2581497B1
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Koji Nakatani
Michito Kaneko
Sigeki Sakakibara
Syuu Yamada
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
    • G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
    • E02B3/20—Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures, e.g. bollards
    • E02B3/26—Fenders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
    • B63B59/02—Fenders integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor, e.g. fenders forming part of the hull or incorporated in the hull; Rubbing-strakes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
    • B63B59/02—Fenders integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor, e.g. fenders forming part of the hull or incorporated in the hull; Rubbing-strakes
    • B63B2059/025—Fenders integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor, e.g. fenders forming part of the hull or incorporated in the hull; Rubbing-strakes pneumatic, e.g. inflatable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to a pneumatic fender management system, more specifically, a pneumatic fender management system which, if a pressure sensor is attached later to a pneumatic fender, establishes a reliable and ready correspondence between the two components, and provides safety ensuring even though an inappropriate pressure sensor is attached to the pneumatic fender.
  • a pneumatic fender is mounted on a quay wall or a side of a ship, for preventing damage to the ship body and the quay wall.
  • the pneumatic fender is formed by charging compressed air into an approximately barrel-shaped hollow structure made of an elastic material such as rubber to buffer impact in mooring a ship at a quay or mooring ships alongside by pneumatic pressure. Accordingly, it is needed that the pneumatic fender is configured so as to be capable of being checked if a proper pneumatic pressure is constantly maintained therein.
  • Patent Document 1 suggests an inner pressure detection device in which a pneumatic pressure is detected by a pressure sensor attached to the inside of a pneumatic fender, and a detected value is constantly transmitted in a wireless manner to the outside and displayed on a receiver.
  • EP 0 959 335 A1 discloses a pneumatic fender management system for establishing a correspondence between a pneumatic fender and a pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor being for detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender and transmitting a detected value, wherein the pressure sensor includes a sensor part for detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender, a transmission part for transmitting a signal from the senor part, and a control part having a memory part for recording second identification information.
  • US 6 486 800 B1 discloses a management system of a pneumatic fender having a transponder with memory means and read means.
  • JP H08 43226 A discloses a method for detecting inside pressure of a pneumatic fender.
  • a transmitter is provided with a pressure detector and is arranged in the body of the pneumatic fender.
  • US 2006/195223 A1 discloses a vehicle body communication device.
  • the device communicates with a wheel side sensor in a valve of a wheel and with a tire side sensor embedded in a tire tread.
  • EP 1 769 948 A2 discloses a tire pressure management system using RFID tags, and tire pressure sensors and transmitters.
  • each individual pneumatic fender is provided with an identification system for ready identification of the pneumatic fender (see Non-patent Document 1). Accordingly, when each individual pneumatic fender can be identified, it is possible to control a pneumatic pressure more accurately by attaching a pressure sensor suitable for specifications of the pneumatic fender.
  • Patent Document 1 JP-S-60-46438 A
  • Non-patent Document 1 ISO17357 "Ships and marine technology - High-pressure floating pneumatic rubber fenders "
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic fender management system which, if a pressure sensor is attached later to a pneumatic fender, establishes a reliable and ready correspondence between the two components, and provides safety ensuring even though an inappropriate pressure sensor is attached to the pneumatic fender.
  • a pneumatic fender management system in a first invention is a pneumatic fender management system that establishes a correspondence between a pneumatic fender in which an identification tag recording first identification information is embedded and a pressure sensor detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender and transmitting a detected value
  • the pressure sensor includes: a sensor part detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender; a transmission part transmitting a signal from the senor part; a reader part reading the information in the identification tag; and a control part having a memory part recording second identification information, the control part compares the first identification information read by the reader part with the second identification information in the memory part, and if the compared information is identical, causes the transmission part to transmit the pneumatic pressure information detected by the sensor part, and if the compared information is different, stops the sensor part and/or the transmission part.
  • a pneumatic fender management system in a second invention is a pneumatic fender management system that establishes a correspondence between a pneumatic fender in which an identification tag recording first identification information is embedded and a pressure sensor that detects a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender and transmits a detected value, and is activated by a wireless activation device, wherein the pressure sensor includes a sensor part detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender and a transmission part transmitting a signal from the senor part, the wireless activation device includes a reader part reading the information of the identification tag and a control part having a memory part recording second identification information, the control part compares the first identification information read by the reader part with the second identification information in the memory part, and only if the compared information is identical, causes a wireless signal for activating the pressure sensor to be transmitted.
  • the pressure sensor includes a sensor part detecting a pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic fender and a transmission part transmitting a signal from the senor
  • the identification information in the identification tags provided in the pneumatic fender and the pressure sensor is compared to establish a correspondence between the pneumatic fender and the pressure sensor, and if the compared identification information is different, the pressure sensor is deactivated. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a reliable and ready correspondence between the pneumatic fender and the pressure sensor and provide safety ensuring even though an inappropriate sensor is attached.
  • the sensor part and the transmission part are desirably formed by a tire pressure monitoring system for automobile. Using such a commercialized product makes it possible to achieve further cost reduction.
  • the sensor part is desirably provided with a temperature sensor measuring an internal temperature of the pneumatic fender. This makes it possible to comprehend the integrity of the pneumatic fender with high accuracy.
  • the identification tag uses an RFID tag. Using such a commercialized product makes it possible to achieve further cost reduction.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a pneumatic fender to be managed by a pneumatic fender management system in a first embodiment.
  • the pneumatic fender management system (hereinafter, called simply “management system”) includes an identification tag 4 embedded in a pneumatic fender 3 moored to a quay wall 1 by a mooring cable 2; a pressure sensor 5 attached later to an inside of the pneumatic fender 3; and a receiver 7 on shore receiving and displaying a pneumatic pressure detection signal transmitted via a radio wave 6 from the pressure sensor 5.
  • the pneumatic fender 3 has an approximately barrel-shaped hollow-structured fender main body 8 formed by laminating a rubber member and a reinforcement member, and has caps 9 with air valves or the like attached at both ends thereof.
  • the identification tag 4 embedded in the reinforcement layer or the like of the pneumatic fender 3 records identification information (first identification information) of the individual pneumatic fender 3.
  • the identification tag 4 uses an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.
  • the passive RFID tag is preferably used from the standpoint of unnecessity of a power source and excellence in communication performance and communication quality.
  • the identification information defines the size, manufacturer, and serial number, and the like of the pneumatic fender 3 (see Non-patent Document 1).
  • the pressure sensor 5 attached later to the inside of the pneumatic fender 3 includes not only the sensor part 10 detecting a pneumatic pressure and the transmission part 12 transmitting the radio wave 6 to the receiver 7 via a transmission antenna 11, but also a reader part 13 reading an identification signal having the first identification information transmitted from the identification tag 4; and a control part 14 controlling operations of the sensor part 10, transmission part 12, and reader part 13.
  • the control part 14 is provided with a memory part 15 recording identification information (second identification information) of the pneumatic fender 3 to which the pressure sensor 5 is to be attached.
  • the sensor part 10, the control part 14, and the like are driven by a built-in power source (battery) 16.
  • the sensor part 10 detects a pneumatic pressure by measuring a pneumatic pressure or detecting a pressure difference.
  • the pressure sensor 5 is attached to the inside of the pneumatic fender 3.
  • a plurality of pressure sensors 5 may be provided preferably on rear surfaces of the caps 9 or on a neighboring inner wall of the caps 9, in terms of facilitation of maintenance and assurance of detection accuracy.
  • the pressure sensor 5 may be positioned at a distance L of 300 to 350 mm from a fitting part between the fender main body 8 and the cap 9.
  • the means for turning on the power source 16 is generally a wireless activation device 17 described later, but is not limited to this, and may use a timer or change in pressure of the pneumatic fender, for example.
  • the activated control part 14 compares the first identification information of the identification tag 4 read by the reader part 13 with the second identification information of the memory part 15. For example, if the serial numbers are identical, the sensor part 10 and the transmission part 12 are continuously operated, and a signal having the pneumatic pressure information detected by the sensor part 10 is transmitted from the transmission part 12 to the receiver 7. However, if the serial numbers are different, the sensor part 10 and/or the transmission part 12 are stopped so as not to perform any more operations related to pneumatic pressure detection.
  • the management system By configuring the management system in a manner as described above, if the pressure sensor 5 is attached later to the pneumatic fender 3, the first identification information of the identification tag 4 is compared with the second identification information possessed by the pressure sensor 5, whereby it is possible to establish a reliable and ready correspondence between the pneumatic fender 3 and the pressure sensor 5. In addition, even though the inappropriate pressure sensor 5 is attached by mistake, it is possible to deactivate the pressure sensor 5 and confirm the inappropriateness via the receiver 7, which prevents damage to the ship, burst of the pneumatic fender 3, and the like.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing configurations of the pressure sensor and the activation device for use in a pneumatic fender management system in an embodiment of the second invention.
  • the pressure sensor 5 is powered on by the activation device 17.
  • the pressure sensor 5 has a reception part 19 receiving an activation signal from the activation device 17 via a reception antenna 18, whereas the activation device 17 includes a transmission part 21 transmitting an activation signal via an transmission antenna 20, and the reader part 13, the control part 14, and the memory part 15.
  • the control part 14 causes the transmission part 21 to transmit an activation signal for turning on the power source 16 of the pressure sensor 5 to the pressure sensor 5, only if the first identification information of the identification tag 4 read by the reader part 13 is identical to the second identification information in the memory part 15.
  • the sensor part 10 and the transmission part 12 of the pressure sensor 5 may use a tire pressure monitoring system (hereinafter, called "TPMS") for automobile, as disclosed in JP-A 2007-083911 , for example.
  • TPMS tire pressure monitoring system
  • a temperature sensor may be added to the sensor part 10 of the pressure sensor 5 so as to transmit a measurement signal of the temperature sensor from the transmission part. This makes it possible to comprehend the integrity of the pneumatic fender 3 with high accuracy.

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